ERM standard reference erin5d ago
at what point do u get upgraded from “damp” to “sodden”, and then to “bedraggled” (maybe via “soaked”) ?
Show threademily, blinkenlight witch5d ago
@erin think it'd have to be defined in percentage of total weight that is currently external water

is referring to a small person as "n pounds soaking wet" a thing in metric countries? or do you weigh people in dry vs wet stones?
Show threadERM standard reference erin5d ago

@emily “…pounds soaking wet” I think you’d need to tag that as nsfw in metric countries.. (no)

and what the heck is a wet stone?

Show threademily, blinkenlight witch5d ago
@erin "they weigh 100 pounds soaking wet" is an idiom here to refer to particularly small/light people, the implication being that they are usually even lighter than that but adding water makes them heavier

i have a vague idea of people measuring weight in "stone" over there but iirc it's mostly an old person thing, but a wet stone would clearly weigh more than an equivalent dry stone
Show threadERM standard reference erin
@emily weird! we have (had, only old people now) stone, but not wet stone…
Mar 25 at 5:10pmWeb
Show threademily, blinkenlight witch5d ago
@erin suggest grabbing a nearby stone, weighing it both dry and wet, and using the percentage difference as your reference point for "soaked"
Show threademily, blinkenlight witch5d ago
@erin now thoroughly semantically satiated on "soak" and its inflections